Observations of plan-view sand ripple behavior and spectral wave climate on the inner shelf of San Pedro Bay, California

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 373-396

  Xu, J P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorbital ripples; Directional wave spectra; Fine sand

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; RIPPLE; WAVE CLIMATE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN PEDRO BASIN [(BSN) CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11844277043     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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